It is “physically impossible” for the Senate to satisfy President Rodrigo \’s reported wish to sign the P3.757-trillion budget for 2019 by mid-December, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III. Sotto was asked whether the Senate and the House could present a ratified, consolidated version of the budget measure by Dec. 15, the date the President reportedly desires to sign the proposed appropriations law. 12-hour workdaysSenate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri earlier said the Senate leadership would allocate enough time for a thorough deliberation on the budget. Sotto blamed the leadership transition in the House for the disruption in the budget season. This year we are starting on Dec. 4,” Sotto said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 03, 2018 21:33 UTC